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Ken Goldman
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Linda Doll
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Joe Cibere
Third Vice-President
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Jeanne Hyland
Fourth Vice-President
publicity
Janice Cipriani-Willis
Treasurer
Alice Kayuha
director, International
Exhibition
Penny Hill
director, Membership
Exhibition
Son Do
Recording Secretary
Stephanie Goldman
DIRECTOR, Membership
Myrna Wacknov
DIRECTOR, Historian
Lowri Sprung
DIRECTOR, FACILITIES/
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Debbie Abshear
DIRECTOR, Newsletter
Nancy Swan
DIRECTOR, HOSPITALITY
Detra Francis
DIRECTOR, Web
Parrish Hirasaki
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Jan Godachy
Presidents Message
Ken Goldman
I would like to thank our outgoing president Linda Doll for her
extraordinary service over the last three years and for agreeing to stay on
as both consultant to me and director of our upcoming China Exchange
program. Linda has been a one-woman dynamo in catapulting NWS into the digital age and
will be indispensable in helping us maintain our cutting-edge reputation, and extra kudos go
to prior past president Mike Bailey for breaking the ground that moved us forward.
Most presidents know they can only be as effective as the officers who surround them and this
is where I am most fortunate; nearly all of the board members who assisted Linda have agreed
to stay on. All the members of this board will make an impact with their own new fresh ideas.
In my last real job as an exhibit designer and muralist for the San Diego Museum of Natural
History, I learned how to work with a large team of highly capable artists. I intend to use this
experience by encouraging all board members/artists to fully unleash their talents. I promise
to make final decisions only after much listening and consultation and will primarily be a
facilitator, delegator and background leader.
This new year promises to be an exciting one. In honor of NWSs 95th anniversary, we begin
our course of international exchanges by first hosting artists from the Belgium Biennale, then
a cultural/artistic exchange with China and of course we will have our own highly acclaimed
annual members and international exhibitions along with new workshops and lectures.
Bottom line, this is a great time to come aboard NWS or to continue your membership with
us. In our mission to encourage your ongoing pursuit of learning about and creating the finest
most innovative modern watercolors possible, we affirmatively state that watercolor is finally
achieving the status it deserves.
I look forward to meeting or hearing from all of you.
Ken Goldman
President, NWS
upcoming annual exhibition jurors and alternates
2015
2016
2017
Judi Betts
Soon Y Warren
David Poxon
Frank Webb
Paul Jackson
Myrna Wacknov
Mike Bailey
Carol Pickle
Cathy Hegman
Alternates
Alternates
Alternates
Carolyn Lord
Ken Goldman
Geoff McCormack
Sue Pink
Robbie Laird
Laurin McCracken
Michael Reardon
Kathleen Ballard
Stan Kurth
by event
MEMBER exhibition
Newsletter Deadlines
March 1, 2015
July 1, 2015
November 1, 2015
(same each year)
hou Tianya, CAA, NWS, has invited the National Watercolor Society
(NWS) to collaborate in hosting a small image exchange exhibition.
The small image exhibit will be held in conjunction with the 2015 Shenzhen
International Biennial Exhibition, exhibited in the Shenzhen Art Museum
from December 5, 2015, to January 10, 2016, and curated by Zhou Tianya.
In 2016, following the exhibition in Shenzhen, the small paintings from both
countries will travel to San Pedro, CA, where they will be shown in the NWS
Gallery from July 30, 2016, to August 28, 2016.
Separate opening receptions are proposed for both the Shenzhen International
Biennial and the small image exhibitions, possibly on the same day.
The small images submitted by NWS artists will be juried by Zhou Tianya, and
Linda Doll will serve as juror for the Chinese artists paintings.
Zhou Tianya is a well-known artist, teacher, author, and editor, who also has
served -- for the past seven (7) years -- as Chair of the Art Department at Jingshu
Academy of Technology in Hubei, China. Linda Doll, Immediate Past President,
and Director of NWS, is an internationally-known artist, teacher, juror, and
workshop instructor.
Small works for this joint collaboration will consist of paintings no larger than
15 in the longest dimension. They will be sent unframed to NWS and will then
be shipped to China by NWS. Catalogs of the small image exhibition will be
printed through the generosity of China, and each accepted artist will receive this
wonderful catalog.
Entry for this show will be for NWS Members only and will be submitted online
from April 20 to May 27, 2015. For more information, check the web page www.
nationalwatercolorsociety.org
t was 95 years ago that Dana Bartlett put together a new organization devoted to
the art of Watercolor. The wild west coast was host to the founding of the California
Watercolor Society and this is how it all unfolded. In 1931, Phil Dikes Sicilian Houses
won first place award. He donated it to the society effectively beginning the permanent
collection. In 1975, the California National Watercolor Society decided to drop the
California in its name and become simply the National Watercolor Society to reflect its
expanded national membership. From its inception NWS has always been at the leading
edge of new innovations in water media paintings. There is a pride in acknowledging
the new and inspiring work put forth around the world.
Is NWS outstanding in the genre? Is it wise in its pursuit of strict code of ethics in its
jurying process? Are the goals of being accepted into the International and Member
exhibitions of the highest standards? Is the process for jurying for signature a worthy
endeavor? And the answer to all of the questions is YES ! Is it a thrill to be a part of
our exhibitions and join in the acknowledgments of your peers and the exposure of
your work on the international stage? YES ! So when the questions are asked, why does
Dana Bartlett The founder of what is now known as
the National Watercolor Society.
Image courtesy of the California Art Club.
He was their 7th President 1922- 1923
NWS decline to exhibit work previously shown or painted more than two years ago?
The answer is integrity and absolute honesty in the selection of entries and judging of
awards. To this end, signature board members are not allowed to compete in the contest
nor are jurors allowed to speak together during the process. For the annual member
exhibition, the juror cannot be a member of NWS .
In 1925, president Henri de Kruif restated the mission of NWS: The need of art to
all ages has always been an imperative one. And whether consciously or unconsciously, this vital need has brought forth workers who
gradually developed an art expressive of the spirit of their age. Not by sudden bounds has such expression been realized, but by the
seasoning growth of time. Thus to those who still look to the past for art, let this be revealed, that we are on the threshold of something
very fine and true to America. It is to encourage freedom of beauty in watercolor painting and to foster individual expression among
the artists that the California Water Color Society strives to be liberal to all comers.
Our 2015 Membership Exhibition will be opening on June 6th, 2015, with reception and awards and will continue through July 31st.
It is an amazing gathering of our membership to bring forth their new works. Join us and invite all your fans and especially those who
have never seen the revealing work being done in water media today.
www.soonwarren.com
NWS 2015 International Exhibition Juror Soon Y. Warren, NWS, AWS, TWSA, works internationally as a full time artist, teacher,
and workshop instructor. Creative process hands-on painting is her passion and the life she enjoys.
Workshop participants will learn to paint a cut crystal bowl in watercolor using a step-by-step process. Materials and information
provided before the session will enable you time to prepare your drawings before the workshop and use class time to work on painting
techniques. Learn how to create a luminous under painting. Soon shares how to approach painting crystal using glazing, washing, the
concept of color theory relationships, as well as light and dark values to achieve vibrant and sparkly crystal. In addition, you will be
encouraged to bring your own current pieces to paint along with your reference material. End each day with discussion and critique
with Soon, a kind and giving instructor. Take advantage of this special workshop created for NWS.
Lecture Note: To Accommodate our world-wide memberships varied and busy schedules we are trying an evening time slot.
2015 Lecture and Workshop Series held at the NWS Gallery, 915 So Pacific Ave, San Pedro, CA 90731.
Further inquiries contact Penny Hilltel.760-908-3389eMail: NWSAnnualExhib@gmail.com
Name:________________________________________________________________________________________
E-Mail:________________________________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________________________________
Phone _________________________________
____Signing up as new Member; ____ Member $300 ___ non-Member $350 _____ Lecture/Demo $20 each, $30 non-members.
Online participation for members only $10
NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 2015
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NWS 2015 International Exhibition Juror Chairman, Judi Betts, NWS, AWS internationally acclaimed for her transparent watercolor paintings, has
won over 100 awards in major competitions, her work appears on TV, CD labels and in over 35 books. Judi is the author of the award winning books
WATERCOLOR...Lets Think About It! (5th printing) and PAINTING...A QUEST toward XTRAORD!NARY (5 awards). She has participated in many
Invitational exhibitions including 1st, 2nd and 3rd Invitational Exhibitions of Contemporary International Water-Media Masters, sponsored by the
50th Anniversary Exhibition in 2011. Judis paintings are also in the Permanent Collections of the States of Arkansas and Louisiana, the New Orleans
Museum of Art at the Springfield (MO) Art Museum, and she has received the Louisiana Governors Award for Professional Artist. The Transparent
Watercolor Society of America awarded her their Master of Watercolor designation. Judi was selected for a special award for Contributions to
the medium of Watercolor by Watercolor USA Honor Society and in 2012 received their Lifetime Achievement Award, their highest honor. She
also is a contributor to many prominent art magazines. The ARTISTS MAGAZINE selected Judi to be a juror for their 2002 International Art
Competition which drew over 15,000 entries. She judged the Experimental Art Category. Over her career, she has been juror/judge for over 150
national/international and regional competitions. In 2009, she served on the Awards Jury for the American Watercolor Societys 142nd International
Competition. More than 425 workshops have been presented by Judi; and she has given invitational sessions for watercolor societies in Norway, Puerto
Rico, Sweden and Canada. Read more about her on our website or visit her at www.judibettsaws.com
2015 Lecture and Workshop Series held at the NWS Gallery, 915 So Pacific Ave, San Pedro, CA 90731.
Further inquiries contact Penny Hillph: 760-908-3389; email : NWSAnnualExhib@gmail.com
Name___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Email:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone ____________________________
NWS Lecture and Workshop I & II: Painting with Fluidity in Watercolor
with Carol Carter, Member Exhibit Juror
carol-carter Lecture
www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org
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